SHREVEPORT, La. - Hendrix defeated Centenary College 3-0 on Saturday afternoon at the Gold Dome. The Warriors hit a season-high .432 with 47 kills and served a season-high 14 aces while holding Centenary to a .128 hitting percentage and 19 kills.
The win marks a 2-0 weekend in the SCAC for Hendrix, who defeated LeTourneau in five sets on Friday evening in Longview, Texas.
The Warriors (10-6, 5-1 SCAC) broke open the first set with a 7-0 run, moving from a 15-7 lead to a 22-7 advantage.
Chloe Staggs served three consecutive aces during the stretch, and
Ava Burns added kills at both ends of the run. The Warriors finished the set 25-9.
The Warriors created separation in the second set with six straight points, moving from an 11-8 lead to 17-8. Staggs served five consecutive points in that stretch, including two aces, while Burns and
Ana Bastos added kills. The Warriors stayed in front the rest of the set and closed it on
Cadence Compton's kill for a 25-14 finish.
The Warriors erased an early 4-1 deficit in the third set with five straight points, including kills by
Addison Rud, Bastos and
Emma Blancovich plus a Blancovich service ace. After Centenary (LA) tied it at 6-6 and 7-7, the Warriors pushed back in front behind kills from
Rachel Pearce and
Cadence Compton and service aces from
Enaiya Thompson, Staggs, Blancovich, Bastos and Thompson. The Warriors closed the set at 25-15 on a Pearce kill from
Reghan Frazzetta.
Bastos led the Warriors with 10 kills and 12 digs while hitting .409. Staggs served six aces and added nine digs. Frazzetta recorded a team-high 19 assists and added an ace. Burns finished with nine kills on 10 attacks without an error, hitting .900.
The take takes Hendrix to 11-6 and 6-1 in the league. They will return home this upcoming week to host Colorado College and the University of Dallas in the second crossover event of the league season.
